Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
| Men's 500 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
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| Venue | Olympic Oval | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 14 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 36.45 | ||||||||||||
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Uwe-Jens Mey |
 East Germany
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Jan Ykema |
 Netherlands
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Akira Kuroiwa |
 Japan
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The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the Olympic Oval.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new world and olympic records was set.
Sports-Reference - 1988 - Men's 500 metres
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